Whether you’re going gluten-free/paleo due to Celiac Disease, a desire for weight loss or simply a desire to start making healthier food choices, these top-reviewed books will help you stick to the plan with easy, delicious options that fit your special nutritional needs.
Danielle Walker’s Against All Grain: Meals Made Simple: Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, and Paleo Recipes to Make Anytime (5/5 stars, currently priced at $9.99)
Beloved food blogger and New York Times bestselling author Danielle Walker is back with over 100 new Paleo recipes in her sophomore cookbook, Meals Made Simple–a collection of gluten-free, dairy-free, and Paleo-friendly recipes for easy weeknight meals.
Diagnosed with an autoimmune disease at twenty-two, Danielle Walker spent many years in and out of the hospital and on high dosages of debilitating medications before taking her health into her own hands and drastically changing her diet. In a true lemons-to-lemonade story, Danielle transformed her adversities into opportunities and created her wildly successful blog, Against All Grain, in an effort to help those in need eat well and feel great, without feeling deprived.
With recipes that make cooking for the grain-free family both easy and enjoyable, “Meals Made Simple” answers the age-old question: “What’s for dinner?” Danielle Walker takes the guesswork out of meal planning with eight weeks’ worth of dinner ideas, complete with full shopping lists and recipes for using up leftovers. Whether we’re moms, students, or business owners, at the end of the day we all want fresh, home-cooked meals that are easy to prepare. And we want lots of variety.
Preparing real foods can be time-consuming and monotonous, but Danielle brings both simplicity and creativity to the everyday meal with an enthusiasm for flavors and textures that are often lacking in easy weeknight dishes. “Meals Made Simple” includes a variety of slow cooker, one-pot, and thirty-minute meals, as well as ways to create entirely new dishes from leftovers.
As in her critically acclaimed first cookbook, “Against All Grain”, Danielle offers special “tidbits” to help ensure that your meals turn out picture-perfect. The vibrant flavors and colors in these grain-free dishes, like slow-cooked Pork Ragu, Beef Stroganoff, Peruvian-Style Chicken, Chicken and Rice Casserole, and Barbecue Salmon with Peach Salsa, add delight to any meal and put an end to all those nights of mundane grilled chicken and steamed vegetables. Even the desserts are quick to make, should a craving or a last-minute celebration arise.
Paleo Eats: 111 Comforting Gluten-Free, Grain-Free and Dairy-Free Recipes for the Foodie in You (5/5 stars, currently priced at $9.99)
Going Paleo doesn’t have to mean giving up your favorite comfort foods. In Paleo Eats, Kelly Bejelly focuses on Paleo cooking from the heart with recipes that make beloved traditional dishes Paleo-friendly. If you miss chocolate chip cookies hot from the oven, fried chicken on family picnics, the sweet-and-sour meatballs from your favorite Chinese restaurant, or your grandmother’s peach cobbler, this book is for you.
Paleo Eats is jam-packed with over 100 tempting sweet and savory recipes, from condiments to desserts, all inspired by classic comfort foods. Delicious dishes like Coconut Cinnamon Cereal, Southern Fried Chicken, Lamb Gyro Burgers, Caramel Apple Cinnamon Rolls, and Devil’s Food Cake prove that eating Paleo is as fun and delicious as it is healthy. You’ll find something for everyone, even picky eaters, with recipes that are easy to make and even easier to love.
Paleo Eats is all about REAL COMFORT FOOD MADE PALEO, for MEALS that are AS TASTY as they are HEALTHY. INSIDE you’ll FIND:
Over 100 grain-free, gluten-free, and dairy-free recipes that re-create your favorite comfort foods, including Chicken Pot Pie, Skillet Cornbread, Green Bean Casserole, Chocolate Chip Cookies, Apple Pie, and many, many more
Tips for transitioning to a Paleo lifestyle, including advice for keeping your food budget low and which tools are essential for kitchen success
A detailed Paleo baking tutorial with an overview of Paleo flours and guidelines on how to use them for the best results
Troubleshooting tips and how to fix a recipe gone wrong
Icons marking dishes that are perfect for holidays and special occasions, from Valentine’s Day to game day to birthdays, and dishes that comply with the Autoimmune Protocol
Practical Paleo: A Customized Approach to Health and a Whole-Foods Lifestyle (4.5/5 stars, currently priced at $9.99)
Our great-grandmothers didn’t need nutrition lessons—then again, they weren’t forced to wade through aisle after aisle of packaged foods touting outlandish health claims and confusing marketing jargon. Over the last few decades, we’ve forgotten what “real food” is—and we’re left desperately seeking foods that will truly nourish our bodies. We’re disillusioned with the “conventional wisdom” for good reason—it’s gotten us nowhere.
Achieving optimal health without calorie-counting, diet foods, or feelings of deprivation has never been easier. Practical Paleo explains why avoiding both processed foods and foods marketed as “healthy”—like grains, legumes, and pasteurized dairy—will improve how you look and feel and lead to lasting weight loss. Even better—you may reduce or completely eliminate symptoms associated with common health disorders!
Practical Paleo is jam-packed with over 120 easy recipes, all with special notes about common food allergens including nightshades and FODMAPs. Meal plans are also included, and are designed specifically to support:
immune health (autoimmune conditions)
blood sugar regulation (diabetes 1 & 2, hypoglycemia)
digestive health (leaky gut, IBS & IBD)
multiple sclerosis, fibromyalgia, and chronic fatigue syndromethyroid health (hypo and hyper – Hashimotos, Graves)
heart health (cholesterol & blood pressure)
neurological health (Parkinson’s & Alzheimer’s)
cancer recovery
fat loss
athletic performance
a “squeaky-clean” Paleo approach
Practical Paleo is the resource you’ll reach for again and again, whether you’re looking for information on healthy living, delicious recipes, or easy-to-understand answers to your questions about how a Paleo lifestyle can benefit you, your family, and your friends.
The How Can It Be Gluten Free Cookbook: Revolutionary Techniques. Groundbreaking Recipes (5/5 stars, currently priced at $14.96)
Successful gluten free recipes require more than just new ingredients. You need new techniques and that’s where our test kitchen team can help.
We tried thousands of recipes (most were pretty awful) before we figured out the secrets to making favorite foods without gluten.
In this landmark book, we tell what works (and why) so you can successfully prepare lasagna, fried chicken, and fresh pasta in your kitchen.
And we have reinvented the rules of baking to produce amazing cookies, cakes, breads, biscuits and more.
Super Paleo Snacks: 100 Delicious Gluten-Free Snacks That Will Make Living Your Paleo Lifestyle Simple & Satisfying (5/5 stars, currently priced at $11.99)
What’s a Paleo-lover to do? Snacks are essential for making sure we get the proper amount of nutrients. They refuel our bodies and allow us to be productive at work, school and during fitness activities, but it’s so difficult to find a snack that isn’t processed, boxed, or GMO.
You need snacks to feel good about eating, that are portable, appealing, inexpensive, and easy to make. That’s a tall order. Luckily, there is Landria Voigt’s Super Paleo Snacks. With over 100 recipes using Paleo superfoods like coconut, avocado, sweet potatoes, and almond, you will be on your way to amazing health benefits including reduced incidence of diabetes, autoimmune illnesses, cancer, and neurodegenerative diseases. These recipes are quick and easy to make, most take under 15 minutes to prepare!
Try every easy Paleo-approved recipe for enjoyable bites, treats, and munchies. You’ll always have something healthy, natural, and delicious for snacking!